Candida krusei sepsis secondary to oral colonization in a hemopoietic stem cell transplant recipient

Med Mycol. 2007 Mar;45(2):187-90. doi: 10.1080/13693780601164306.

Abstract

Yeasts other than Candida albicans have emerged as important causes of fungal infection in hemopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients, particularly those receiving fluconazole prophylaxis. We report on an autologous hemopoietic stem cell transplant recipient who developed Candida krusei sepsis from pre-existing oral colonization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Blood / microbiology
  • Candida / classification
  • Candida / isolation & purification*
  • Candidiasis / complications*
  • Candidiasis / microbiology*
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Fungal / isolation & purification
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use
  • Hematologic Diseases / complications
  • Hematologic Diseases / therapy
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth / microbiology
  • Mycoses / prevention & control
  • Sepsis / microbiology*
  • Urine / microbiology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • DNA, Fungal
  • Fluconazole